Clothesline-pulling clutch



S. J. FLEMING.

CLOTHESLINE PULLING CLUTCH.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19, 1920.

1,388,455. Patented g- 23, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT or'rlce.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed October 19, 1920. lerlal No. 417,896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYDNEY JAMES FLEM- ING, a subject of the King of Great Britain,

, and a resident of the city of Vancouver, in

the Province of British Columbia, Canada,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesline-Pulling Clutches,

,of which the following is a specification.

- and convenience, while at the same time being simple of construction and cheap to manufacture and sell.

I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device.

Fig. 2 is a view in part section. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the spring cli gimilar figures of reference indicate simiiar parts throughout the several views.

The device consists of a metal plate indi cated generally by the numeral .1 doubled over into substantially U-shape the space between the sides 2 and 3 of which is suflicient to allow the plate to straddle freely the clothes line 1 when placed thereon in an inverted position. Adjacent one end of' the plate holes 5 and 6 are formed in the sides opposite each other while adjacent the other end oppositely disposed slots 7 and 8 are provided, these holes and slots being positioned so that the ends 14 and 15 of a spring clip member 9 passed through them will engage the under side of the clothes line, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the spring clip 9 being doubled over at mid-length, as at 10, to form a pin adapted to be passed freely through the oppositely disposed openings 11 formed in the sides 2 and 3 adjacent their lower edges and intermediate the length of the plate as shown in the Figs. 3 and 4. 12 indicates a, plate pivotally mounted between the sides 2 and 3 on the pin 10 the upper edge of which plate lies normally close to the clothes line while its lower end is extended and provided with a suitable grippn ig handle 13.

he manner in which the device operates and its utility may be briefly descrlbed as follows: When assembled and free of the clothes line the parts are as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. To place it on the clothes line the spring clip 1s wlthdrawn from the hole 56, s ots 7-8, and the holes 11 so as to allow the plate 12 to be separated from the U- shaped member 1, after which this latter member is placed over the line and the parts reassembled, it down slightly the arm of the clip which carries the end 15 to depress the end in the slots to enable it to be passed through under the line since the upper edges of the slots are above the same from which it will be seen that the end 15 presses upwardly against the hue, this pressure being sufficient to maintain the device in the position to which it may be moved thereon. The clutch being thus mounted, the line may be pulled in either direction by gripping the handle 13 and swinging it slightly inthe direction in which it is desired to move the line, thus raising the plate 12 at one end and gripping the line between it and the member 1, enabling it to be pulled when desired without direct hand contact.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised a simple and practical line pulling clutch which is of great utility and convenience.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A clothes line pulling clutch comprising a substantially U-shaped member adapted to be placed on the line in an inverted position and provided at its opposite ends and intermediate its length with oppositely disposed apertures, the end apertures being positioned just below the line and the intermediate ones adjacent its lower edge, a plate disposed between the sides of the U-shaped memberthe upper edge of which lies close to the line having an opening registering with the intermediate apertures, the said plate being provided with a gripping handle, and a wire member doubled over intermediate its len th forming a pin adapted to pass through t e plate opening and the intermediate apertures to pivotally connect said late and said member the ends of the end apertures.

2. A clothes line ulling clutch com rising a substantially -shaped member a apted to be placed on the line in an inverted position and provided at its 0 posite ends" and intermediate its length wit oppositely disposed apertures the apertures at oneend being positioned just below the line and those at the opposite end being slotted with the upper edge above the under side of the line, the intermediate apertures being positioned adjacent its lower edge, a late disposed between the sides of the -sha'ped member the upper end of which lies close to the line having an opening registering with the intermediate apertures, sald plate being provided with a gripping handle, and a spring wire member doubled over intermediate its length forming a pin ada ted toupass through the plate opening an the intermediate apertures to pivotally connect said plate and said member, the ends ofthe wire being bent and assed through the said end apertures and s ots.

3. A clothes line pullin clutch com using pivotally connected c amping mem ers and additional line engaging means carried by the pivot connecting said clamping members adapted to maintain the clutch in any position on the line to which it may be moved 4. A clothes line pulling clutch com rising pivotally connected clamping mem rs, and a resilient line engagin arm carried by the pivot connecting sai members and adapted to maintain the clutch in any position on the line to which it may be moved. 5. A clothes line pulling clutch comprismg a line engaging plate, a clamping member coacting therewith, a pivot passing through said plate and clamping member, an arm carried by the ivot pin and passing through the plate to old the pin against rotation, and a second arm carried by the pin disposed for engagement with the line to prevent inadvertent movement of the clutch on the latter between line'shifting operations.

Dated at Vancouver, B. O, Canada, this 11th day of October, 1920.

SYDNEY JAMES FLEMING. 

